I was fortunate enough to be able to spend two weeks prior to the opening of Resplendent Semblance getting up in Chicago with the incredible support of the folks over at Pawn Works. Literally every night was spent in preparation and posting work. Being able to get up on Cabrini Green, the Robert Taylor Homes, …
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Martha Cooper is one of graffiti’s most influential photographers, particularly for being half of the duo (the other half being Henry Chalfant) who photographed and wrote Subway Art back in the 1980’s. For many street artists and graffiti writers, Martha is a large part of how they got started not just painting outside, but with …
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Although I’ve been living outside of Philadelphia for about 6 months, it’s only recently that I’ve begun to get a handle on the street art in Philadelphia. The overwhelming trend here is stickering, particularly by artists who draw logos instead of names. Given that my favorite art book of last year was probably a book …
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With two midterms exams tomorrow, I’m rushing this post, but here’s a simple list for some of what to check out at the art fairs in New York this week. The Armory Show: – Honor Fraser (Kaws and Kenny Scharf) – Ratio 3 (Barry McGee) – Stuart Shave/Modern Art (Barry McGee) Fountain: – 140-foot long …
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Since the fall of 2009, Shafiur Rahman has been filming a documentary about London’s Brick Lane, and a big part of Brick Lane is the recent connection to street art. Many regulars in the London street art community have probably seen Shafiur around filming and I’ve even been interviewed a bit for the film myself. …
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There are a few street pieces to share today. Above is something by The Wa in the tradition of Roadsworth or Darius & Downey, which I think it just fantastic. And here’s something that Kid Acne put up in London from his Art Fags series (Hooked has more images): Here’s two billboards from Ludo: It’s …
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As mentioned a few days ago, Mr. Brainwash is being sued by Glen E. Friedman over the use of Friedman’s iconic photo of Run DMC. While this lawsuit has been going on for quite a while, attention was first really brought to it after a recent post on Boing Boing. The immediate reaction from the …
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Recently, Sean Martindale tried something interesting in Toronto. For TENT, Martindale has stolen outdoor advertisements for condos and reused them to make tents throughout Toronto. Here are a few photos: These photos have been sitting in my email inbox for nearly a month now because I’ve been thinking about them. TENT breaks one of the …
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So now that everything has ended as quickly as it has begun, back in Baltimore after a crazy week in Miami. While we’re still going hard down in bmore, the sixth borough was debaucherous to say the least. In between constant libation, definitely crushed with old school writer Sae before Basel formerly jumped off to …
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For a more detailed background to this story, check out these posts on Hyperallergic. Recently, a video, Fire in my belly, by David Wojnarowicz was removed from an exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery in DC after the religious right got upset about the content of the video. The video is about the death of …
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